Pre-Start Briefings

This time, Colin talks about pre-start briefings and meetings, a tool being sorely under-utilised in the business sector, and how they can positively impact the tasks ahead. KEY TAKEAWAYS Many misunderstand the effectiveness of pre-start briefings, or handle them in an entirely misjudged way. They are very important in establishing the narrative of the jobs ahead. Rather than delivering dry, monotonous diatribes that come across as preachy, look at the positive things we've learned from the past, and how we can best impact the future BEST MOMENTS 'What is the story of the job?' 'There's some fantastic opportunities when things don't go right!' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health & Safety Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449         ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).